Why should you learn wilderness survival skills just for backpacking? They may save your life someday, and for ultralight enthusiasts like myself, skills replace gear, and therefore weight. The best ... Read more..

Backpacking stoves have continued to get smaller, lighter, and easier to use. With advances in stove design, improvements in pre-prepared backpacking food, and regulations limiting fires in National Forests, more ... Read more..

Ultralight backpackers want to give up weight, not comfort. Sleeping Pads For Lightweight Backpacking are pretty much a necessity for backpacking comfort, but who wants to carry those monstrous old ... Read more..

These lightweight backpacking techniques and tips are options or ideas, not recommendations. I tend towards the extreme side of ultralight backpacking, and if you don't know yourself or your skills, ... Read more..

Wilderness trips can be dangerous, but you can make then less so. The following ten essentials for backpacking trips can make a huge difference on your trips success.
Knowledge. What good ... Read more..

A little forethought and organization will payoff in a great memorable adventure for that next outdoors excursion you may have planned. There are some backpacking must haves that campers and ... Read more..